# Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 57 kg

The Men's Freestyle 57 kilograms at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 30 to July 31. The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. The losers advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.

## Results
### Round 1

| | Score | | CP |
| 1/16 finals ||||
| Mohammad Talaei (IRI) | 4–1 | Arif Abdullayev (AZE) | 3–1 PP |
| Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) | 5–3 | Aslanbek Fidarov (UKR) | 3–1 PP |
| Nazim Alidjanov (MDA) | 8–10 | Artur Fyodorov (KAZ) | 1–3 PP |
| Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL) | 3–8 | Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) | 1–3 PP |
| Bagavdin Umakhanov (RUS) | 4–0 | Michele Liuzzi (ITA) | 3–0 PO |
| Bogdan Ciufulescu (ROM) | 0–10 | Sanshiro Abe (JPN) | 0–4 ST |
| Kendall Cross (USA) | 10–0 | Talata Embalo (GBS) | 4–0 ST |
| Ri Yong-sam (PRK) | 3–0 | Harun Doğan (TUR) | 3–0 PO |
| Cory O'Brien (AUS) | 0–10 | Serafim Barzakov (BUL) | 0–4 ST |
| Alejandro Puerto (CUB) | 3–4 | Šaban Trstena (MKD) | 1–3 PP |
| Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) | | Bye | |

### Round 2

| | Score | | CP |
| 1/8 finals ||||
| Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) | 5–3 | Mohammad Talaei (IRI) | 3–1 PP |
| Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) | 3–1 | Artur Fyodorov (KAZ) | 3–1 PP |
| Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) | 1–1 | Bagavdin Umakhanov (RUS) | 3–1 PP |
| Sanshiro Abe (JPN) | 2–4 | Kendall Cross (USA) | 1–3 PP |
| Ri Yong-sam (PRK) | 5–1 | Serafim Barzakov (BUL) | 3–1 PP |
| Šaban Trstena (MKD) | | Bye | |
| Repechage ||||
| Arif Abdullayev (AZE) | 11–0 | Aslanbek Fidarov (UKR) | 4–0 ST |
| Nazim Alidjanov (MDA) | 7–6 | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL) | 3–1 PP |
| Michele Liuzzi (ITA) | 5–1 | Bogdan Ciufulescu (ROM) | 3–1 PP |
| Talata Embalo (GBS) | 0–3 Fall | Harun Doğan (TUR) | 0–4 TO |
| Cory O'Brien (AUS) | 1–9 | Alejandro Puerto (CUB) | 1–3 PP |

### Round 3

| | Score | | CP |
| Quarterfinals ||||
| Šaban Trstena (MKD) | 7–3 | Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) | 3–1 PP |
| Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) | 0–8 | Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) | 0–3 PO |
| Kendall Cross (USA) | | Bye | |
| Ri Yong-sam (PRK) | | Bye | |
| Repechage ||||
| Arif Abdullayev (AZE) | 4–3 | Nazim Alidjanov (MDA) | 3–1 PP |
| Michele Liuzzi (ITA) | 0–4 | Harun Doğan (TUR) | 0–3 PO |
| Alejandro Puerto (CUB) | 0–5 | Mohammad Talaei (IRI) | 0–3 PO |
| Artur Fyodorov (KAZ) | 2–5 | Bagavdin Umakhanov (RUS) | 1–3 PP |
| Sanshiro Abe (JPN) | 5–3 | Serafim Barzakov (BUL) | 3–1 PP |

### Round 4

| | Score | | CP |
| Semifinals ||||
| Šaban Trstena (MKD) | 1–4 | Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) | 1–3 PP |
| Kendall Cross (USA) | 12–2 | Ri Yong-sam (PRK) | 4–1 SP |
| Repechage ||||
| Arif Abdullayev (AZE) | 1–3 | Harun Doğan (TUR) | 1–3 PP |
| Mohammad Talaei (IRI) | 1–0 | Bagavdin Umakhanov (RUS) | 3–0 PO |
| Sanshiro Abe (JPN) | 5–6 | Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) | 1–3 PP |
| Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) | | Bye | |

### Round 5

| | Score | | CP |
| Repechage ||||
| Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) | 2–4 | Mohammad Talaei (IRI) | 1–3 PP |
| Harun Doğan (TUR) | 3–0 | Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) | 3–0 PO |

### Round 6

| | Score | | CP |
| Repechage ||||
| Šaban Trstena (MKD) | 2–3 | Harun Doğan (TUR) | 1–3 PP |
| Mohammad Talaei (IRI) | 0–4 Fall | Ri Yong-sam (PRK) | 0–4 TO |

### Finals

| | Score | | CP |
| Classification 7th–8th ||||
| Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) | 2–3 | Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) | 1–3 PP |
| Classification 5th–6th ||||
| Šaban Trstena (MKD) | 4–3 | Mohammad Talaei (IRI) | 3–1 PP |
| Bronze medal match ||||
| Harun Doğan (TUR) | 0–3 | Ri Yong-sam (PRK) | 0–3 PO |
| Gold medal match ||||
| Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) | 3–5 | Kendall Cross (USA) | 1–3 PP |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Kendall Cross (USA) |
| | Guivi Sissaouri (CAN) |
| | Ri Yong-sam (PRK) |
| 4 | Harun Doğan (TUR) |
| 5 | Šaban Trstena (MKD) |
| 6 | Mohammad Talaei (IRI) |
| 7 | Aleksandr Guzov (BLR) |
| 8 | Damir Zakhartdinov (UZB) |
| 9 | Sanshiro Abe (JPN) |
| 10 | Arif Abdullayev (AZE) |
| 11 | Bagavdin Umakhanov (RUS) |
| 12 | Serafim Barzakov (BUL) |
| 13 | Artur Fyodorov (KAZ) |
| 14 | Nazim Alidjanov (MDA) |
| 15 | Alejandro Puerto (CUB) |
| 16 | Michele Liuzzi (ITA) |
| 17 | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL) |
| 18 | Aslanbek Fidarov (UKR) |
| 19 | Cory O'Brien (AUS) |
| 19 | Bogdan Ciufulescu (ROM) |
| 21 | Talata Embalo (GBS) |